CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A local effort to clean up plastic pellets found on the beaches of Corpus Christi has now evolved into a global scientific initiative. Since 2018, the Nurdle Patrol has ...
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Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...
The extension comes as part of national efforts to curb plastic pollution and accelerate the transition toward sustainable ...
Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...
"It’s a reminder that real-world mechanical behavior is full of complexity." Researchers make key breakthrough that could ...
In a win-win for the environment and the local economy, a new World Bank-funded program in India will help restore vital coastline while also supporting as many as 100,000 jobs, according to Good News ...
The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...
Enacting a combination of four policies could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 91% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 37% third by 2050, according to a model created by scientists at the ...
With the aim of transforming single-use plastic waste into valuable resources, the first municipal plastic recycling plant in ...
Days after talks on a new international treaty to curb plastic pollution collapsed, Sr. Patty Johnson was nonetheless feeling hopeful. Johnson was in Busan, South Korea, with three fellow Sisters of ...
Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy ...